Observatory

The MTSU observatory complex includes the traditional dome-shaped structure housing the main telescope, combined with an adjacent plaza serving as a continuous-use, self-guided, hands-on, naked-eye observatory. The facility houses a 16" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, fitted with a CCD camera that feeds the telescopic field to two 61" flat panel plasma displays mounted in the northern and eastern walls of the observatory. The facility is used for astronomy education as well as for the general public through star parties and other events.

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A stone structure with a lip around the ¾ of the side of the building that wraps around the left corner. There are 2 metal plates in the middle of the side with 2 circles on each plate (one inside the other) and an “X” running through each plate. On top of the building is a metal dome which has a rectangular box shape on top of the dome.

A path leading through a lawn to a building with a metal dome, with a metal collar that extends from the roof of the building to the top of the dome, and a curved brick back wall. there is a brick building in the background to the left and a large tree in the background to the right.

A path leading through a lawn to a building with a metal dome, with a metal collar that extends from the roof of the building to the top of the dome, and a curved brick back wall.